nice assortment of poems by many authors/poets and time periods,
If poetry is your cup of tea or just starting to learn a few of the iconic poems then this book is really nice to have on hand.
I saw a few familiar poems and some I had never read which were quite nice,
If you want recommendations,
My favourites are: Jabberwocky by Lewis Caroll, Misty Tree by Jennifer Hutchison, Wild daises by Bub Bridger, Throughout life by L.
E Scott and Bubble Trouble by Margaret Mahy,
But thats just my personal opinion, Yay for poetry : A varied collection of poems, What is your favourite poem Who is it by Why do you love it When do you recite it How does it make you feel A poem's ability to create an emotional response is quite remarkable.
A favourite poem may capture something everyday and domestic, or try and answer one of life's big questions.
Our Favourite Poems is a quite different anthology, because it asks the New Zealand public, 'Which piece of verse moves you the most' Canvassing the country, New Zealanders are voting for their favourite poem, with the topor so poems being published in this unique new publication.
Through the voting, the public will have a hand in the Our Favourite Poems's creation and will feel a sense of ownership toward it.
Promoted through Sunday Star Times, bookstores, schools, and local libraries it will contain accessible poems that refl ect the country's poetic palate, rather than the tastes often contained in highbrow, literary anthologies.
Based on a hugely successful British model, Our Favourite Poems gives the opportunity for booksellers to interact with their customers, libraries to engage their members, and for schools to get students thinking about poetry as an enjoyable form of writing and reading.
The book will provide a never before seen insight into the country's poetic pulse, This book helps clarify what it is I love about poetry, or, perhaps, WHAT sort of poetry I love.
I love a good story told through poem, Nothing abstract, I like to know what is going on, And, the funnier, the better, Other than poetry by the wonderful Margaret Mahy and Pam Ayres whose voice lives in my head as I read her poetry, one of my favourite poems in the book is Philip Larkin's 'This be the Verse'.
If you haven't read it before or want a refresher, how about googling him and the poem I can't reproduce it here for two reasons:.
The legality around that sort of thing and, I don't want to be censored for his use of the 'f' word that works so magically well here! New Zealand poet and critic.
Immigrated to New Zealand in, Settled in Auckland. He studied at Auckland University where he received a doctorate in English in, Soon after he qualified as a librarian from the New Zealand Library School, .